Seeds Of Deception presents Something Old, Something New, featuring Nova Prime and the Matrix. Continuing our miniseries about the Cybertronian Artifacts, it's now the turn of the Matrix: which object contains its power, a Goblet or a Case? Art by Lau. Story by me and Peter. Edits by Zac
The word bubbles going behind Nova are /really/ whacky. And shouldn't the dialogue in panel three read 'remains' instead of 'remained'? Good art and colors, anyway. - Alty
cool, nice way of showing Novas Corruptness even as a Prime, for some reason whenever he talks i read his dialogue as if Fire Lord Ozai is saying it, the voice and personality match up
NOTES Continuing the series of Short Stories dedicated to Cybertron's legendary items of power. They were introduced in The Artifacts, a story followed by Poisoned Chalice. Original unlettered art on Lau's page. Direct link coming soon! Nova Prime is the cold and unusual Cybertronian leader that came before Sentinel Prime, as told in Spotlight: Optimus Prime. The Ancients were seen first in The War Within vol 1.. They also appear in Seeds Of Deception: Sentinel Prime. The new Matrix Case's look first appeared in The War Within vol 1. Nova Prime begins here a new tradition, just in time for some of the events described in Spotlight: Galvtron. More about this in another Short Story, sooner or later. What is the sinister black shadow that accompanies the metamorphosis of the Goblet? Does it come from Nova Prime? The Matrix Goblet will be restored by Optimus Prime: after the events of Stormbringer and the beginning of the Interplanetary Cold War against the Decepticons, Optimus realizes how foolish and dangerous may be for him to carry the Matrix Case inside his chest. Not to mention the fact that the Artifact belong to the Cybertronians, not to a single mech. Hence, the Matrix Goblet is stored in a most safe place, whose existence is considered a myth by the Decepticon. These events (that one day will become another Short Story) explain why Optimus had no Matrix Case within him in Escalation.
Art by Koen and a huge list of contributors (see comments) for the beginning of the saga "The Evil That Mechs Do".
